Best place to buy a Segway?

BrightonBelle

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I have to buy one of these things.

£250 budget and need it for Tuesday 17th November.

Any help appreciated/pointers on best one to get etc!

BB x
 
Well the crap small self balancing ones can be had for that much but are now illegal to use on pavements apparently.

I don't see the police going out of their way to enforce this tbh.

I want to use one but i wouldn't want to be seen using one :p
 
This tweet suggests otherwise...

https://twitter.com/MPSSpecials/status/653250273440346112


Frequently Asked Questions

1."I have a self-balancing scooter and I want to ride in on the public road, is it legal for road use?"

No. Vehicles must be approved via ECWVTA or MSVA in order to be licensed and registered. Self-balancing scooters would not currently meet the requirements of these schemes so are not legal for road use.

2."I have been riding a self-balancing scooter on the public footway (pavement) outside my house, have I committed an offence?"

Yes. It is an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 to ride or drive a vehicle on the pavement. It is only an offence under this Act in England and Wales. In Scotland it is an offence under section 129(5) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

3."Where can I ride a self-balancing scooter?"

You can only ride an unregistered self-balancing scooter on land which is private property and with the landowner's permission. The Department for Transport would advise that appropriate safety clothing should be worn at all times.

4."I have seen people using electric bicycles on the road without registration. Why are they permitted but a self-balancing scooter is not?"

Bicycles are covered by different rules to those applying to self balancing scooters. Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles must meet the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983. Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles that conform to these regulations are considered to be pedal cycles and as such are allowed to use cycle facilities such as cycle lanes on the road and cycle tracks away from the road which other powered vehicles are prohibited from using. A self-balancing scooter does not meet these requirements as it cannot be pedaled.

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/road_traffic_offences/#dot
 
Amazon seem to sell them, however, I think you are after a self balancing scooter and not a segway (or at least from the price point of view). That might help you find what you are looking for as searching for a segway might not bring up the cheaper alternatives.
 
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Has anyone seen that Australian comedy show Angry Boys? One of the characters (Smouse) has one of these, I always wondered what they were called :p
 
Did some off road Segway in Northumberland through a forest, absoloulty brilliant fun. They really shift and you can jump them if you hit bumps and dips.
 
yup they're pointless. Walked pass few people on those things now, don't see a point if they're not any faster than normal walking speed.
 
They are for the lazy and the easily impressed. Anyone with sufficient balance and control to be on one should be walking, anyone without should be using a walking aid.
 
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